Roseville Walk-In Tub Conversion with LED Mirror

Name: Oakwood Remodeling Group
Address: Rocklin, CA, 95677, US
Telephone: (916) 907-8782
Price range: $$-$$$

Project at a Glance

Location: Roseville, CA
Project type: Walk-In Tub Conversion
Key materials: Walk-in therapy tub with inward-opening door, jets and interior grab bar; Chrome shower column with rain head and handheld on slide bar; Textured acrylic wall panels (grout-free)
Contractor: Oakwood Remodeling Group, Rocklin, CA (Lic #1125321)
Permit authority for Roseville: City of Roseville Building Division

Before & After

BEFORE

Before: Roseville bathroom double vanity with cultured-marble top, two oval drop-in sinks and white laminate cabinets — The 1990s-era double vanity: cultured-marble top, oval drop-in sinks and a frameless mirror.

Before: Roseville bathroom vanity with a boxed fluorescent light soffit over a plain frameless mirror and tan walls — The boxed fluorescent light soffit over the mirror, with the tan paint and dated outlet.

AFTER

After: Roseville bathroom warm-wood shaker vanity with white quartz top, backlit LED mirror, chrome faucet, upper wall cabinet and wood-look plank flooring — The new warm-wood shaker vanity, backlit LED mirror, upper wall cabinet and wood-look plank floor.

After: full view of the Roseville bathroom with the walk-in therapy tub on the left and the warm-wood vanity with backlit LED mirror on the right — The full room: walk-in tub on the left, vanity and backlit mirror on the right, wood-look plank throughout.

After: Roseville bathroom shaker vanity, backlit LED mirror and walk-in tub with wood-look plank floor running from the vanity to the tub alcove — Looking back toward the tub: the plank floor runs continuous from the vanity into the tub alcove.

After: close-up of the Roseville bathroom backlit LED mirror, 3-globe brushed nickel vanity light fixture and white quartz countertop — The backlit LED mirror with dimmer controls, 3-globe brushed nickel light and white quartz top.

The Challenge

The main bathroom in this Roseville home had a standard alcove tub with a floral shower curtain and a dated white tile surround, next to a 1990s-era double vanity with cultured-marble oval sinks and a boxed fluorescent light soffit over the mirror. The homeowners wanted to make the room safer to use day-to-day — specifically, a tub that could be stepped into instead of climbed over — without giving up the ability to shower in the same alcove, and without ending up with a maintenance-heavy wet area. They also wanted the vanity, lighting and flooring brought up to the same level as the new tub.

Our Solution

We removed the alcove tub, the tile surround and the floor tile, and installed a walk-in therapy tub with an inward-opening door, built-in jets and an interior grab bar in the same footprint. A chrome shower column with a rain head and a handheld on a slide bar was mounted on the side wall above the tub, so the alcove still works as a shower whenever the door is sealed. The surrounding walls were lined in textured acrylic panels in a soft parchment pattern — no grout joints anywhere in the wet area — and we set a black recessed niche into the back wall for bath products. The old double vanity, cultured-marble top and boxed fluorescent light soffit all came out. In their place we installed a warm-wood shaker vanity with an upper wall cabinet, a white quartz countertop with a single rectangular undermount sink and a brushed nickel widespread faucet. A large backlit LED mirror with built-in on/off/dim controls replaced the plain frameless mirror, and a 3-globe brushed nickel light with clear glass shades replaced the fluorescent soffit. Wood-look luxury vinyl plank flooring in a warm honey tone runs continuously from the vanity through the tub alcove, the walls were repainted a soft sage green, and new recessed LED can lights brightened the ceiling.

Scope of Work

1Remove alcove tub, tile surround and old floor tile
2Install walk-in therapy tub with inward-opening door, jets and interior grab bar
3Install chrome shower column with rain head and handheld on slide bar above the tub
4Install textured acrylic wall panels around the tub (grout-free)
5Set black recessed niche into the back wall
6Remove double vanity, cultured-marble top and boxed fluorescent light soffit
7Install warm-wood shaker vanity with upper wall cabinet
8Install white quartz countertop with rectangular undermount sink and brushed nickel faucet
9Install backlit LED mirror with on/off/dim controls
10Install 3-globe brushed nickel vanity light fixture
11Install wood-look luxury vinyl plank flooring
12Paint walls sage green and install new recessed LED ceiling lighting
13Install new toilet

Materials Used

✓Walk-in therapy tub with inward-opening door, jets and interior grab bar
✓Chrome shower column with rain head and handheld on slide bar
✓Textured acrylic wall panels (grout-free)
✓Black recessed niche with divider shelf
✓Warm-wood shaker vanity with upper wall cabinet
✓White quartz countertop with rectangular undermount sink
✓Brushed nickel widespread faucet
✓Backlit LED mirror with on/off/dim controls
✓3-globe brushed nickel vanity light fixture
✓Wood-look luxury vinyl plank flooring

Key Features

✓Walk-in therapy tub — step through a door, not over a tub wall
✓Shower column overhead so the alcove still works for showers
✓Grout-free acrylic walls — nothing to scrub or reseal
✓Backlit LED mirror with dimmer
✓Full vanity rebuild — new cabinet, quartz top, sink and faucet
✓Continuous wood-look plank flooring from vanity to tub

Questions About This Roseville Project

What is a walk-in tub conversion?

Instead of a tub you climb over the rim to enter, a walk-in tub has a watertight door built into the side of the shell. You open the door, step through the low threshold, close the door and the tub fills around you. Most walk-in tubs also include air or water jets and an interior grab bar. The Roseville tub on this page has both, plus a chrome shower column overhead so the alcove can still be used for standing or seated showers.

Can you still shower in a walk-in tub?

Yes. In this Roseville project the alcove kept a chrome shower column with a rain head and a handheld on a slide bar, so the user can shower standing up with the walk-in door sealed, or sit on the integrated bench and use the handheld for a seated rinse. The slide bar lets the handheld move up or down to reach either position.

Why acrylic walls instead of tile around a walk-in tub?

Grout maintenance. Acrylic wall panels cover each wall of the tub alcove in a single piece, so there are no grout joints to stain or reseal — which matters in a bathroom used by someone who may not be scrubbing walls every month. Tile is still the right choice when a specific pattern or a custom pan matters more; acrylic is the right choice when low maintenance is the priority.

Do you install walk-in tubs in Roseville and the surrounding Placer County area?

Yes. We install walk-in tubs and complete bathroom remodels in Roseville, Rocklin, Lincoln, Loomis, Granite Bay, Auburn and the rest of Placer County. The Roseville walk-in tub on this page is a completed project we can reference for similar aging-in-place work.